The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-02
SPENCER ANDSALISBURY.
A LIVELY DEBATE OVER THE
IRISH LAND BILL.

The Late Lord Lieutenant Points Out
That Payment of Rent May Be
Avoided-The Premier Blames the
Liberals for the Present state of At
fairs.
LONDON, July LIN the House of Lords
this evening in the report of the stage of the
Irish land bill, the Earl of Dunraven said
that there were 300 amendments waiting
which might almost recall the bill, many Of
the provisions of which derogated from the
main object of the measure.
Earl Spencer declared that the bill would
fail to bring about a settlement of the Irish
question, and was not worth considering, as
it would not relieve the tenants. He did not
think that the government understood some
of the clauses because in some cases the
clauses would injure the tenants, and in
other Gases they would injure the landlords
AN ALLEGED RESULT
The tenants might be ordered to pay ar
rears in small installments, but payment of
rent was not provided for; therefore, ten
ant might continue paying the installment
and allow the rent to accumulate. Directly
the bill passed, the courts would be crowded
with applicants, whose cases would not be set
tied for years.
Lord Ashbourne, Lord Chancellor of Ire
land, said that after the bill passed, the
necessary evictions would not be open to
harsh criticism. The bankruptcy clauses of
the bill were fair and reasonable.
Baron Herschell said that the clause deal
! ing with evictions, in which power is given
! to leasers to go to the court, were the only
clauses worth anything.
BLAMING THE LIBERALS.
Lord Salisbury said it was because the
Liberals had tried to apply an impossible
system to the relations between landlord
and tenant that the government was obliged
to introduce the present bill. 1t was a pity
| that the Liberals had not foreseen these evils
so that the government would not have had
to undertake the impossible task of intro
ducing sanity into a landed policy which
| was absolutely insane tCheers He did
not regard the bill as final measure, but he
| believed it would be an element in restoring
peace and good will.
Earl Kimberly asserted that the bill of
| 1881 violated the rights of contract less than
the present bill, which broke the contracts
of 10000 leasers
Lord Harrington has decided that the Lib
eral Unionists' conference next week shall
| devote itself solely to consideration of the
| land bill.
| The ~ hCHASE CLAOSES.
Lord Salisbury moved the omission of
| the purchase clauses on the ground that
they were irrelevant to the main object of
| the blll, and likely to lead to extended dis
cussion in the House OF Commons, and
prove inimical to the passage of the bill.
| Lord Spencer said he hoped the govern
kment wonld not persist in emitting the
clauses. He believed that clauses would
be welcomed rather than opposed;
| Earl Cadogan intimated that the govern
purchase clause.
The report of the bill was then agreed to
and third reading fixed for Monday.
In the House of Commons this evening
| Mr. Smith, replying to Mr.. Fowler, prom
| sed to meet the wishes of the members of
| the House If they thought it advisable to de-
| lay still further the third reading of the
| crimes bill.
Mr. Smith will announce in the House of
Commons Monday that the third reading of
| the crimes bill will be postponed until Thurs
| day, in Difference to the wishes Of the oppo-
| sition, who are desirous of considering the
land bill.
PARNELL's WHIP.
Mr. Parnell has issued an urgent whip,
calling upon the Nationalist members to be
| present in the House of Commons on Tues
day next.
Cardinal Manning and Sir Wilfrid Law
son attended a temperance meeting in the
| Harrington Street Memorial Hall tonight,
and were heartily cheered. Caine Johnston
and Thomas Russell, Unionist members of
| Parliament, who were also present, were
hooted by many in the audience and left the
meeting in disgust